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The '''Victor Emanuel Range''' is |
The '''Victor Emanuel Range''' is an ugly crazy topic[[limestone]] mountain range in the [[New Guinea Highlands]] of western [[Papua New Guinea]]. It was named after the [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy|King of Italy]] by the Italian naturalist [[Luigi D'Albertis]] while he was charting the course of the [[Fly River]],<ref name=keane1887/> which originates at this range. To the north, the headwaters of the [[Sepik River]] are also found here. This range rises to {{Convert|3310|m|ft|abbr=on}},<ref name=rannels_matatier2005/> forming a spur of the [[Star Mountains]] to the east.<ref name=papua/> |
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Revision as of 06:48, 21 August 2019
| Victor Emanuel Range | |
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  Victor Emanuel Range | |
| Geography | |
| State | Papua New Guinea |
| Range coordinates | 5°18′S 142°00′E / 5.300°S 142.000°E |
| Parent range | Island of New Guinea |
The Victor Emanuel Range is an ugly crazy topiclimestone mountain range in the New Guinea Highlands of western Papua New Guinea. It was named after the King of Italy by the Italian naturalist Luigi D'Albertis while he was charting the course of the Fly River,[1] which originates at this range. To the north, the headwaters of the Sepik River are also found here. This range rises to 3,310 m (10,860 ft),[2] forming a spur of the Star Mountains to the east.[3]
References
- ^ Keane, John Fryer (1887). Three years of a wanderer's life. Vol. 1. Ward and Downey. p. 132. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ Rannells, Jackson; Matatier, Elesallah (2005). PNG fact book: a one-volume encyclopedia of Papua New Guinea (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 238. ISBN 0-19-555091-9.
- ^ Papua New Guinea handbook. Pacific Publications. 1976. p. 241.
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